Masdar City is one of the most sustainable urban communities in the world in Abu Dhabi, made up of a fast-growing clean-cluster, business-free zone and residential neighbourhood with restaurants, shops, and public green spaces. This is open to the public and welcomes academics, entrepreneurs, enterprise leaders, tourists, residents, students and traders in collaborative surroundings that encourage humans to live, work and play sustainably.
A mixed-use, low-rise, high-density development, Masdar City contains the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Masdar Institute. Strategically located for Abu Dhabi's transportation infrastructure, Masdar is linked by existing road and rail routes to neighbouring communities and the international airport. The city is the first modern community in the world to function without fossil fuel vehicles at street level. Masdar City, with a maximum distance of 200 meters to the nearest rapid transport links and facilities, the city is designed to encourage walking, with shaded streets and courtyards sheltered from climate extremes, providing an attractive pedestrian environment. The land surrounding the city includes wind and photovoltaic farms, research areas and plantations, making the community completely self-sufficient.
Masdar also organizes several programs consisting of recreational activities for children and adults. This mixed-use development offers its residents a mix of luxurious living with a sustainable environment.